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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
6
The notice outlines subscription pricing for the 1908 issue of a New York paper with daily and Sunday editions. Rates include two cents per copy, monthly options, and mail delivery details across the country through dealers or the publication office.
The piece discusses Germany Morocco policy under the Algeciras framework and cautions against premature recognition of Mulai Hafid. It also covers U S and European reactions and calls for written pledges to uphold the agreement, plus notes on American school expansion and proposed trade schools in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
The parties state no concerns beyond the presence of friendly observers in the current dialogue. The note emphasizes neutral monitoring rather than substantive disputes or changes in positions.
The piece reviews James P. Munroe’s The Heart of the United States arguing the Middle West’s rise and the need for New Englanders to retain ideals. It counters Munroe’s mediocrity claim and urges eastern readers to engage with the West and South while improving their own state.
Dr. Lawrence F. Fuick warns that the white plague will fade in fifteen years as surely as smallpox did, while serving as Chairman of the department.
The ninth marriage in recent years between English nobility and a Gaiety showgirl is noted as fitting the glamour of theatre with title. The Earl, son of a nobleman prone to marrying showgirls, may find happiness if judgment guides his choice. The piece questions the risks and rewards of such alliances.
In Berlin the Tageblatt calls the Rhine a tedious desolation and mocks American praise of other rivers. The piece questions motives behind such attacks, notes weather and vineyards as artificial, and likens travel frauds to grand European wonders while defending the Rhine’s enduring renown.
France calls a multinational conference in Paris next month to address road adaptation for motor vehicles. The event, backed by President Roosvelt, aims to preserve Macadam roadbeds, curb dust, and manage the vast public costs. Led by L W Paas of the Federal Office of Public Roads, a three member commission conducts early studies.
Great Britain and European states prepare to send delegates to a French congress. The French Government and the Automobile Club of France are credited for organizing the convention promising vast economic savings and improved comfort for those affected by the dust nuisance.
The Issue published from Jackson by James K. Vardaman is described as a highly incendiary weekly magazine that advocates lynching of black criminals and promotes racial hatred. The piece argues political and social equality between races is impossible, urging white supremacy and violence as responses to crime and social change.
The article debates Charles Darwin’s British Association address, arguing that even if it stirred attention it offered little novelty. It notes the scientific shift away from strict plant animal divisions and questions claims of inherited acquired traits, suggesting the speech was more poetry than groundbreaking theory.
The Maine airship accident fuels debate on the safety of dirigibles versus airplanes. Proponents note the dirigible’s gas and flame risks, while aviators argue planes need only glide when engines fail. Planes stay closer to ground, dirigibles seek favorable winds and higher altitudes.
A Buffalo Times analysis argues Republican use of a posthumous Grover Cleveland letter to boost Taft. It contrasts Cleveland’s dying days with living progressive leadership and notes Bryan campaign momentum as reported by the New York Herald. The piece urges Democrats to respond without harming Cleveland’s memory.
The Louisville Herald highlights Grover Cleveland’s posthumous influence on party politics. It cites a New York Times article by the late president, forecasting Taft and Republican success and praising Cleveland for his dispassionate, statesmanlike analysis of national conditions.
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph marks Grover Cleveland’s posthumous message as a pivotal document for the upcoming campaign. It portrays him as a statesman who rose above partisanship in retirement, expanding national outlook and urging patriotism and stable governance for prosperity.
A New York letter writer asserts support for Mr. Bryan as a Democrat praising brains and honesty. He questions Grover Cleveland's legacy and recalls a posthumous article in the Times last Sunday, while noting grief for Cleveland’s deceased public service and the 6 million ballots cast in his memory.
A New York letter writer accuses Republicans of arrogance under Taft and "Uncle Joe" as House czar and vows to seek reprisal against deceivers of public opinion. D Colazo signs the August 30 1908 communication from New York.
Judge Van deventer of the United States Circuit Court issued an oral injunction blocking the Arkansas two cent fare law and barred interferences with railroad rate changes on intra state traffic. The ruling holds Arkansas rates unreasonable and unlawful and requires bonds of about 100,000 from each defendant to keep separate accounts comparing interstate and intra state tariffs. The decision cites supremacy of federal regulation over state law in rate matters.
A Public Service Commission hearing, led by Maltbie, examined the Long Island Railroad Company’s request to charge ten cents between Flatbush Avenue and Railroad Avenue within the city limits. The Twenty sixth Ward Board of Trade and Senator Alfred Gilchrist argued the fare had been five cents for years. The session adjourned until September 21 after questions on compensatory fares and commission authority, with briefs to follow.
Acting Attorney General Hayden Clement ruled that John R. Early of Lynn North Carolina, the leper quarantined in the District of Columbia, could not be received by North Carolina and his wife must be quarantined indefinitely if she returns to Lynn. The disease appeared in Washington and NC says it need not care for citizens in other states or the United States.
Cpl Henry M Nevius of Red Bank New Jersey was elected Commander in Chief by on the first ballot at Toledo Ohio He received 454 votes to 254 for ex Gov Van Sant of Minnesota and none for L T Dickason of Illinois Other officers were named Senior Vice Commander J Kent Hamilton of Ohio Junior Vice Commander C C Royce of California Chaplain in Chief F Spence of Tennessee Surgeon in Chief G Lane Tannehill of Maryland.
The War Secretary via T R B Sanders announced a new signal for ships in harbor. A black fish on white with a red border marks a submarine below the surface near the tender or parent vessel. The flag is the first of its kind shown in this harbor.
Miss Esther V. Hassan, a trained nurse with war experience, appointed chief hospital nurse of the corps of women nurses for the navy at Congress session. She will be the first to hold the office. Hassan served at the outbreak of the Spanish American War on the hospital ship Relief and later went to Panama.
Henry Emerson of Newport Rhode Island writes to The New York Times praising John D Rockefeller as the era’s greatest philanthropist. He notes Rockefeller’s gifts to churches colleges hospitals and educational causes totaling nearly 120 million dollars and suggests a national monument in Lafayette Square opposite the White House.
Editorial urges friends and citizens to promote the reelection of lawmakers who supported Gov Hughes and to replace opponents in the Senate and Assembly. It argues Hughes has not had a fair show and calls for backing him to secure an ideal state government.
Abner Watkins laments a trade as he leads his gray mare away, crying softly and saying treat her kind. The scene follows with the horse standing ready in the shafts as the buyer drives off, leaving Watkins with a lingering grief and a quiet farewell.
A Times cable dispatch reports Prof Francis Darwin arguing that plants may be classed as animals in response to touch and show memory. Dr W Alphonso Murrill counters that plant responses arise from instinct not consciousness, noting no nervous system in plants and citing plant adaptations to light and stimuli as non conscious behavior.
The Hoffman House Committee of the United Irish League plans a reception for John E. F. Redmond and Joseph Devlin, Irish MPs. The envoys sail from Queenstown on Sept 9 aboard the Oceanic, with a private Sept 17 welcome at Hoffman House and a Sept 19 public address at the Majestic Theatre. They will tour Boston on Sept 19 and meetings in Chicago and other cities on Sept 25 and 30, then depart New York to attend Parliament’s opening on Oct 1.
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